One of those schools is the outdoor-based Joshua Academy, which head of school Kara Witzke said will be Crawford County’s sole private school when it opens this fall. Lawmakers approved a bill this year that will increase the full rate for the 2023-24 academic year to $7,618 per student.Ĭhristian schools make up the majority of EFA applications submitted to the Arkansas Department of Education in the first week of the application period, June 20-28, according to documents obtained through the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Sixty private schools have already applied to participate in Arkansas’ new education voucher program, which is accepting applications until July 31.Ĭreated under the LEARNS Act, a wide-ranging education law, the Educational Freedom Account program will provide up to 90% of the annual per-student public school funding rate for use on allowable education expenses, including private-school tuition.
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